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Deanna Mascle

@deannamascle.bsky.social

Teaching writers/teachers at Morehead State (KY) since 2001. National Writing Project teacher (former site director) since 2008. LexPoMo since 2016. Founding leader of Write Across America and Rebel Cartographers (2020). https://linktr.ee/deannamascle

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Why (and how) I Teach Rhetorical Analysis : Metawriting Final Update: Β I recently re-read a student’s final reflection from the Fall 2025 semester andΒ I love how this online student...

Do you think rhetorical analysis is an important experience for developing writers?

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American Wanderlust Do we flee to escape our trauma or are we in search of a better future?

We need stories like these to remind ourselves that we are the products of our ancestors and ancestral places, but we are not doomed to repeat the same mistakes.

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Difficulty Isn’t a Wall, It’s a Doorway On this episode of Vibe Check, Saeed speaks to author Namwali Serpell about her new book, On Morrison. They talk about their personal relationships to Toni Morrison’s work, the shortcomings of…

Great prompt: Saeed speaks to author Namwali Serpell about her new book,Β On Morrison.Β They talk about their personal relationships to Toni Morrison’s work, the shortcomings of academic approaches to teaching literature, why difficult books are worth the effort, and more.

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Impending Doomsday: Where is Captain America? As Avengers: Doomsday looms over the horizon, XRV Studios has been receiving some strange signals from an alternate universe, TV transmissions are coming in from Earth 616, and we’re putting the…

Love this so much!

As Avengers: Doomsday looms over the horizon, XRV Studios has been receiving some strange signals from an alternate universe, TV transmissions are coming in from Earth 616: Where did we leave Steve Rogers? How will he return?Β 

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American Wanderlust Do we flee to escape our trauma or are we in search of a better future?

We all have conflicted feelings about our ancestors and ancestral places.

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American Wanderlust Do we flee to escape our trauma or are we in search of a better future?

We need stories like these to remind ourselves that we are the products of our ancestors and ancestral places, but we are not doomed to repeat the same mistakes. myact3.substack.com/p/american-w...

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Centering Humanity : Metawriting Final Update: Β I recently re-read a student’s final reflection from the Fall 2025 semester andΒ I was struck by the many...

decide what matters the most and make that your first and last gut check when planning, reflecting, or reacting on the fly

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Why (and how) I Teach Rhetorical Analysis : Metawriting Final Update: Β I recently re-read a student’s final reflection from the Fall 2025 semester andΒ I love how this online student...

Do you think rhetorical analysis is an important experience for developing writers? metawriting.deannamascle.com/why-and-how-...

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Crafting in Community : Metawriting What’s Really New? I am about two months into this practice retirement and this week I have been deep in...

I double down on my belief that the only answer is simple human interaction that involves putting pen to paper is the only effective way to learn and grow as a writer

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American Wanderlust Do we flee to escape our trauma or are we in search of a better future?

We all have conflicted feelings about our ancestors and ancestral places. myact3.substack.com/p/american-w...

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Centering Humanity : Metawriting Final Update: Β I recently re-read a student’s final reflection from the Fall 2025 semester andΒ I was struck by the many...

decide what matters the most and make that your first and last gut check when planning, reflecting, or reacting on the fly metawriting.deannamascle.com/centering-hu...

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Crafting in Community : Metawriting What’s Really New? I am about two months into this practice retirement and this week I have been deep in...

I double down on my belief that the only answer is simple human interaction that involves putting pen to paper is the only effective way to learn and grow as a writer metawriting.deannamascle.com/crafting-in-...

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Raven’s Report: Was Rafe’s Death Another Case of Fridging? Jason and Rosie dive deeper into the fifth episode of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, and explore the central theme of debts and the complexities of justice. They also discuss the portrayal of female…

Conversations like these are why I love this podcast:

Jason and Rosie dive into the fifth episode of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, and explore the central theme of debts and the complexities of justice. They also discuss the portrayal of female characters in the show.

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Writer, Thinker, Human: How do you measure growth and set goals? : Metawriting This week Kentucky has been plagued by tornadoes, thunderstorms, and the rain continues to pour as floodwaters rise. Our Eastern...

How do you measure growth and set goals in your classroom? How do you help your students measure their own growth and set their own goals?

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Writer, Thinker, Human: How do you measure growth and set goals? : Metawriting This week Kentucky has been plagued by tornadoes, thunderstorms, and the rain continues to pour as floodwaters rise. Our Eastern...

How do you measure growth and set goals in your classroom? How do you help your students measure their own growth and set their own goals? metawriting.deannamascle.com/writer-think...

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Texts In Conversation How do our texts prepare and warn us for the perils and complexities of life?

One of the reasons I love stories is the desire to explore complex issues in a safe space.

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Rhetoric in the Wild : Metawriting What’s New? The beginning of the semester is the perfect time to think about how you want your students to...

The performance of rhetoric does not need to be serious and weighty.

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AI Won’t Decide the Future of Workβ€”We Will (with David Autor) Every wave of new technology has come with the same promise: productivity rises, and everyone benefits. That’s not how it usually plays out. This week, we’re resharing our conversation with MIT…

Economist David Autor challenges the story that innovation inevitably destroys good jobs, arguing instead that AI could expand human expertise and help rebuild pathways into the middle class β€” if the gains are broadly shared.

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Tracking Events I am reading Patricia Smith’s Blood Dazzler for the Lexington Poetry Gauntlet. I am fascinated by this poetic journey tracking Hurricane Katrina as it transforms into a full-blown mistress of…

Most (all?) poets have written poems about pivotal events that impacted their life story. Often those events have been the spur to ride the poetry wave.

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Rhetoric in the Wild : Metawriting What’s New? The beginning of the semester is the perfect time to think about how you want your students to...

The performance of rhetoric does not need to be serious and weighty. metawriting.deannamascle.com/rhetoric-in-...

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Teaching Delight : Metawriting This is the sweet spot of the semester where I know my students as people and I have trained them...

What brings you delight as a teacher?

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Texts In Conversation How do our texts prepare and warn us for the perils and complexities of life?

One of the reasons I love stories is the desire to explore complex issues in a safe space.

open.substack.com/pub/myact3/p...

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Does Legal Immigration Still Exist? Counter to claims that immigrants just need to come to America β€œthe right way,” DHS has begun using the department that administers legal immigration to arrest, detain, and deport peopleβ€”including…

Counter to claims that immigrants just need to come to America β€œthe right way,” DHS has begun using the department that administers legal immigration to arrest, detain, and deport peopleβ€”including those who are following the law.

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The 3 Reasons I Teach Rhetorical Analysis : Metawriting Final Update: I recently re-read a student’s final reflection from the Fall 2025 semester and the student noted how much...

all in when it comes to teaching rhetorical analysis because rhetorical analysis offers fun, depth, and range

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Tracking Events I am reading Patricia Smith’s Blood Dazzler for the Lexington Poetry Gauntlet. I am fascinated by this poetic journey tracking Hurricane Katrina as it transforms into a full-blown mistress of…

Most (all?) poets have written poems about pivotal events that impacted their life story. Often those events have been the spur to ride the poetry wave. deannamascle.com/tracking-eve...

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Teaching Delight : Metawriting This is the sweet spot of the semester where I know my students as people and I have trained them...

What brings you delight as a teacher? metawriting.deannamascle.com/teaching-del...

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The 3 Reasons I Teach Rhetorical Analysis : Metawriting Final Update: I recently re-read a student’s final reflection from the Fall 2025 semester and the student noted how much...

all in when it comes to teaching rhetorical analysis because rhetorical analysis offers fun, depth, and range metawriting.deannamascle.com/the-3-reason...

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Why did NPR build an archive of January 6th documents? NPR investigative reporter Tom Dreisbach talks about how and why he led an ambitious team effort to preserve a comprehensive record of the events of January 6th, 2021.For sponsor-free episodes…

NPR investigative reporter Tom Dreisbach talks about how and why he led an ambitious team effort to preserveΒ a comprehensive record of the events of January 6th, 2021.

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Texts In Conversation How do our texts prepare and warn us for the perils and complexities of life?

the skills and qualities that develop our humanity

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A delicious invitation to write: Emily Dickinson's poem about the death of Elizabeth Barrett Browning. We discuss Dickinson's innovative syntax, her use of deep pauses, and her meditations on death and grief that create surprising effects in this short lyric.

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